TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, maintenance, checklists, inventory, etc. Looking for feedback from fellow sailors before the official launch. www.boattender.app
Background:
Like many of you, I found myself juggling spreadsheets, paper notebooks, random photos, and sticky notes all over the boat trying to keep track of everything. What projects are in progress? When's the impeller due? Do I have spare winch pawls? Where did I stow the backup anchor shackle?
So I built BoatTender - a centralized platform to manage all of it.
What it does:
The platform works, but I need real-world feedback from people who actually use boats, not just developers. Things like:
Note: Currently working to make it more mobile friendly
Happy to answer any questions here. Fair winds!
Background:
Like many of you, I found myself juggling spreadsheets, paper notebooks, random photos, and sticky notes all over the boat trying to keep track of everything. What projects are in progress? When's the impeller due? Do I have spare winch pawls? Where did I stow the backup anchor shackle?
So I built BoatTender - a centralized platform to manage all of it.
What it does:
- Project Management - Track upgrades and repairs with Project boards
- Smart Checklists - Pre-departure, post-arrival, commissioning, winterization - with auto-reset features
- Maintenance Tracking - Schedule tasks by hours or calendar, get reminders, auto-create tasks on project boards
- Inventory System - Know what you have and where it's stored (no more buying duplicate parts!)
- ️Boat Floorplan - Visual layout editor to map storage locations, wiring, plumbing
- Crew Collaboration - Share with co-owners, crew, or boat partners
- Documents & Notes - Central storage for manuals, receipts, diagrams
- Sailing Voyages - Keep track of your sailing adventures and engine hour logs.
The platform works, but I need real-world feedback from people who actually use boats, not just developers. Things like:
- Is the workflow intuitive?
- Are the features actually useful, or am I solving problems that don't exist?
- What's missing that you'd want to see?
- Any bugs or confusing UI?
- Free account (beta testing phase currently)
- An example boat pre-loaded with sample data so you can explore features immediately
- Direct line to me for feature requests and bug reports
- Satisfaction of helping shape a tool built by sailors, for sailors
- Honest feedback
- Active boat owners who'll actually try it for real boat management
- Folks willing to spend 15-30 minutes exploring and reporting back
- Bonus points if you have a project boat (lots to track!)
Note: Currently working to make it more mobile friendly
Happy to answer any questions here. Fair winds!
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